Summary

ACDI/VOCA implements the five-year USAID-funded Farmer-to-Farmer program in the Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia regions (F2F-ECCA). The project’s core countries include Armenia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. ACDI/VOCA has placed expert volunteers in more than 130 developing countries and emerging democracies.

Our highly qualified volunteers support international agricultural development activities to improve private agricultural operations relating to all aspects of agricultural production and post-harvest activities. With a focus on increasing productivity and profitability of relevant market systems, F2F helps raise the incomes of farmers, their organizations, and other associated agribusiness operations.

Objectives

Raise the incomes of farmers, their organizations, and associated agribusinesses by increasing the productivity and profitability of relevant market systems

Improve productivity and profitability of the agricultural sector and create opportunities for smallholder farmers to improve incomes while meeting the demand of end markets through rural enterprise and producer organization development

Address the constraints or bottlenecks that limit the ability of agribusinesses to increase their growth and long-term sustainability

In Armenia, through project partner VISTAA, F2F is improving the productivity and profitability of the agricultural sectors, creating opportunities for small farmers to improve incomes while meeting the demand of the growing end markets through work with rural enterprises and producer organizations

In Georgia, F2F contributes to the development of producer organizations and rural enterprises, the creation of private sector linkages, and the facilitation of agricultural technology transfer through vocational education and training centers

F2F Kyrgyzstan targets opportunities for economic growth, food security, and job creation through a focus on the fruit, vegetable, and small ruminant value chains, partnering with rural enterprises, agricultural education institutions, and rural financial service providers

ACDI/VOCA implements F2F in targeted Feed the Future priority areas in southern Tajikistan, developing producer organizations and rural Strengthen existing and emerging producer organizations so that they are reliable suppliers to end markets and providers of quality services to their members